General Account 1938-1939
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Wm B Richardson 1935 69 General Account up with nets. The Bella made a trip to Monday then to Grand River, and up to Kalibana. Weather: 6:00 - 8:00 dull overcast. 8:00 - 14:00 clear with occasional cloud. 14:02 14:00 storm & north. 16:00-20:00 overcast ad rain. Nov 17 Bella R, 18km N Lake Kalibana, Netherlands New Guinea 22:00m. 198 more traps, 218 net traps, 29 stub traps. 1 Pleurogyal, 2 Melomya. The following brought in by nature: 2 Melomya, 1 Pleurogyal, 1 Strongya, 2 Anisomya, 10 Pogenomya, 15 Melomya, 5 Strongya, 1 Hydromya 1 Proxoya, 5 Endromia. Finished nets and rate today and nothing else. The nature is still bringing in more material than I can can fry. The Bella did not make scheduled flight today because of the weather. Weather: 6:00 - 9:00 dull broken overcast. 9:00 - 12:00 broken cloud, long sprains. 12:00-20:00 overcast rain. Nov 18 Bella R, 18km N Lake Kalibana, Netherlands New Guinea 22:00m. 198 more traps, 218 net traps, 29 stub traps - 1 Melomya. The following were brought in by nature: 1 Melomya, 6 Pleurogyal, 5 Proxoya, 59 Patten, 20 Melomya, 2 Pandochinas, 1 Dorymya, 1 Pleurogyal. The morning was spent at the nets and the remainder of the day preparing nets. Prepared skills only of a quantity of material which had been accumulating and which I had previously had no opportunity to can fry. The Bella made its flight to the Balm and to Kalibana today. Weather 6:00 - 12:00 clear. 12:00 - 20:00 overcast with rain.